Daily Archives: July 10, 2014

The Only Father In The Lockerroom

I’m watching this “A Football Life” documentary on running back Marcus Allen and near the end, Marcus’s dad says: “I still can’t figure this out. For 11 years he played for the Raiders, I was the only father in that … Continue reading

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Roger’s Version

The protagonist in this John Updike novel, Roger, a divinity professor, wants to bed Verna, the single-mother daughter of his half-sister. Roger convinces her to get an abortion. Adam Begley writes in his biography of John Updike: In the dingy … Continue reading

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